Recorded 1969–1997 Boys' name Peak 1977 42 births

Dwanye — boys' name

42 babies named Dwanye in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Dwanye was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dwanye in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dwanye

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Dwanye between 1969 and 1997, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwanye currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwanye performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dwanye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dwanye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dwanye at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

42

Since 1969

29 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1969

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1997

Dwanye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1969

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Dwanye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 48% of Dwanye's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwanye?
42 babies have been named Dwanye since 1969. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Dwanye most popular?
Dwanye was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Dwanye been used?
Dwanye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 29 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Dwanye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dwayne, Dwain, Dwaine, Dwane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.